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 Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2014 10:41 pm
(( This is an open RP — if anyone else wants to join us, come on in! Also pardon me while I use my mod powers to fix my quote errors ... )) A little rain never bothered Reno, but lack of company was less fun. He followed the others back into the music room at a leisurely pace, well aware that the studious young man — Kyouya, he'd picked the name up from the conversation — was already suspicious of him. Good; he liked keeping people just a little off-balance.
"Heh, Little Miss Shortcake is right about that, yo." An unbidden smile drifted across his face at the memory of the last time he'd managed to get one over on Tseng. Okay, he'd had double paperwork for a week, but it had been worth it.
Actually, Reno was one of the observant ones; lazy facade or not. You didn't get to be second-in-command of the Shinra black ops division without it. And thus while he was surprised to see a figure sprawled out on the piano, he did at least notice her, rather than miss her entirely. He leaned against the instrument as the door to the balcony swung shut behind him. "Comfy?"
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Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2014 8:29 am
Hyunjae looked over when Reno commented in the direction of the piano. "Ari-ah?" Her eyes danced with some amusement, seeing her friend. "What are you doing there?" She chuckled a bit before sipping at her water bottle. She glanced around as well to see if anyone else was going to pop into existence as usual. The brunette moved to set her ever-present bag down, having not had the chance before and stuck her iPod in there. "Wonder how bad the rain is supposed to get.." Her voice was quiet, more to herself.
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Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2014 8:47 am
Ari lifted her head off the keys. "Huh?" She blinked a few times. Her eyes covered in a sleepy grey fog. The elf sat up and rubbed them with a tiny yawn. When she looked around again her eyes brighten blue as she noticed some familiar- and unfamiliar faces around her. "Oh Hiya, Everyone~" She chirped with a giggle. "I guess the Rain lulled me to sleep again." She said with a shrug. She turned to the unfamiliar face and smiled. "Oh? I don't think I've met you yet. What's your name?" She glanced out the window at Loki's comment. "I don't know about you But I love it when it rains." She stretched. "Very relaxing and fun~ If it keeps up I may go out there and play for a bit."
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Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2014 12:27 pm
Kyouya was, for one brief instant, tempted to introduce the bodyguard to Miss Ari. He chose not to, for two reasons: one, she'd asked the other man, not him, and two, no sense tipping his hand as to how much or how little he knew. (And thirdly, he had no idea how he'd missed her sleeping on the piano when he'd come in for the drinks, and that disturbed him.)
"I like it well enough, when it's not destroying my work," he said lightly, examining his papers to ensure nothing had been significantly damaged. They were fine; they'd gotten in quickly enough. He set them aside for the moment; trigonometry could take the back seat for the time being. "It's pleasant to walk in when it's not a heavy storm." Every once in a while, he liked a heavy storm too, but generally wanted the security of being able to return home and get a hot bath immediately after that sort of stroll.
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Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2014 1:04 pm
Strawberry rolled her eyes at the 'shortcake' jab, it wasn't the first time she had heard it and it most likely wasn't going to be the last. The blonde amused herself with the idea of a snappy comment, but decided against it. He had already given the man's innuendoes enough fuel. So instead opted for a safer comment. "It's Poundcake actually, if you want to get technical." She smirked; meaning her old team name from the roller derby team she had played on before moving to Japan. "Ah, I love the rain." Strawberry smiled softly, eyes watching the droplets on the window. "Best to walk in when there's no lightening. But the big thunderstorms, I could watch for hours." She took another sip of her tea before sitting it down and giving Ari a warm hug. "My other detective partner." She grinned.
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Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2014 2:32 pm
Reno snickered softly — he was obviously racking up the wins today, if Strawberry wasn't fighting back. He leaned over the piano and looked over the other young woman, though something in that lazy expression shifted to a half-recognition, as if she reminded him a little of someone. "It's Reno." Again, that simple phrase seemed to indicate just Reno, and that any other name had been left behind long ago. "And you? Besides "detective partner", yo."
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Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2014 3:51 pm
"I love the rain, and I love walking in it usually.." But the brunette was wearing a mostly white shirt today, and that wasn't fun even if she had a tank top underneath. "Taking a nice walk in the rain can be rather calming~" She randomly flashed back to a run to the school to get her necklace, running into a certain host... then the 'fun' conversation after that. Pushing that to the back of her mind, Loki looked around, just listening to the talk around her for now.
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Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2014 9:00 pm
Ari laughed a bit as Strawberry hugged her. Speaking of which their last target was MIA... once again... Oh well. The elf smiled at Reno, "My name is Arillena, Though I would be the happiest if you called me Ari." She caught the look of recognition, but it wasn't returned. Nope, I don't think I know this person...? Ari looked around again, "Hm, What time is it? I can't remember how long I've been here," She giggled. "Did you all just return from the rain?" Ari asked noticing tiny rain splatters around them.
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Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2014 7:22 am
"And I'm Kyouya Ootori," Kyouya made a point of introducing himself to the other man, finally. Perhaps it was a little game of station the two of them had been playing, whether intentional or not. Apparently, Kyouya was of the opinion that he had won this round.
"Yes, it only just started. What is all this detective business?" he murmured, one slim eyebrow lifted in curiosity.
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Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2014 1:41 pm
"Oh!" Strawberry said excitedly, setting her cup down. "Ari contracted me to find Damyn last week!" The blonde grinned. "I was detective Lana! Though my magical outfit box jammed and put me in my FBI agent outfit." She pouted. "It was a fun mission, and I got my payment." Strawberry grinned like a cheshire cat and picked her cup back up, taking a sip.
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Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2014 3:59 pm
(( Reno doesn't actually know Ari. But her build and pixie qualities remind him strongly of Aeris. )) That half-recognition shifted to amusement, splashed with surprise. Even the name, huh. "Ari it is, yo." He glanced languidly over at the younger man, and recalled an earlier conversation he'd had with another bodyguard often found in the building. "Ootori. The medical company?" What Hojo wouldn't do to get his hands on some of your family's research ...
He snickered softly at Strawberry's explanation. "Payment in guys' clothing?" After all, Reno had no reason to believe otherwise; his own jacket was still missing, and Damyn had been without shirt when the group of them had returned to the music room.
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Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2014 4:39 pm
"Payment, Strawberry-ah?" Loki tilted her head a bit, a small smile on her face. At Reno's comment though, she resisted the urge to roll her eyes. Her mind ran through a few things she had noticed, becoming a little more confused about this character. He seems so...lazy. But also tends to notice everything around him.. Who is this? She ran her hand through her hair, deciding to let it drop for now, not bothering with the hassle. Now the brunette stayed quiet again, curious as to how this would work out, considering how thin of ice the red head would probably be running on if his word choice continued in the current direction.
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Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2014 6:34 pm
((Pixie Qualities for the win cool )) Ari laughed a bit and rolled her eyes at Strawberry's comment. "I'm glad you were satisfied?" She shrugged. For the other potential curiosity she explained, "I had Mentioned that my Guardian was Off somewhere goofing off and she decided to hunt him down." Much like he was now, but the elf wasn't going to bring it up. "It ended up with Strawberry getting surprised to death and Damyn a good slap for scaring her." Giggling, She glanced down at the piano trying to remember when she got here. "Hm..." Must have been earlier today when I felt like playing. She decided.
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Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2014 6:54 pm
Something froze over in Kyouya's expression at the redhead's off-hand comment to his guest. Reno was, in fact, skating on thin ice. Though given the specificity of said comment, his eyes narrowed slightly; there was a grain of truth in there somewhere, even if he didn't know exactly what had happened. He glanced from Reno to Strawberry, and then back again. "Yes, the medical company," he said coolly. Not terribly surprising; his family name was practically synonymous with hospital care.
"That guardian of yours seems to be a slippery fellow," he noted, remembering how he'd seemingly vanished in and out of the Ootori medical facilities. "I hope he wasn't too damaged for his pains." Kyouya was well aware of Strawberry's talents in that particular regard. He hadn't missed Loki's dropping silent. That wasn't unusual for her, but she seemed to be thinking about something, more than just simply observing. He couldn't immediately put a finger on what it was, so he filed that away for the moment, and refilled cups around the table. "Ari? Did you want anything?"
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Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2014 12:00 pm
"Ah!" Strawberry gasped in mock offense. "I'll have you know I don't steal clothing." She replied, hands on her hips. "It wasn't my fault he wasn't wearing a shirt. But I had mentioned before the whole debacle that I wouldn't mind seeing him without it. A little skin is very popular with the ladies." The blonde stated, using one of her favorite Ootori-quotes. "As if, I took more damage then him." Strawberry laughed, holding out her hand to show the feint bruising still healing around her knuckles. "It was like punching a rock, and I've sparred with Kyandii, so that's saying something."
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